We went and saw Dr. Glinder yesterday for Peyton's 18 month check up. The doctor continues to be impressed with Peyton's development. Peyton spent most of the appointment playing with the standing scale, balancing on the stand and sliding the counterweight up and down the side. Dr. Glinder is impressed with his balance and his confidence. :-)
Here are his 18-month stats:
Height: 33 inches, 72nd percentile
Weight: 27 pounds, 11.4 ounces, 74th percentile
Head Circumference: 48.3 centimeters, 66th percentile
Yes, you read that correctly; Peyton had a major growth spurt in the past six months! At all of his previous check ups, his height was always in the 20-25th percentiles, but he has shot up to the 72nd percentile!
I can't believe how quickly these 18 months have flown by. Peyton is doing so much now. He absolutely loves being outside. I think if it were his choice, he would live outside. It's the first thing he wants to do in the morning and the last thing he wants to do before going to bed - go outside! It really helps that my parents have a house with a yard where he can just play and play and play (he really only goes inside for meals, diaper changes, and naps).
He's a real stacking pro now, he stacks blocks, rings, anything that can sit on top of other things! And he's getting really adventurous on stairs - trying to walk up and down them while standing. It doesn't always work so well, but we're always there to help him (and the gates are still up).
His latest idea of fun is to pull all the toys out of his "catch-all" and then put them, or most of them, back. He'll stop when he finds something that he really wants to play with and then James or I put the rest back.
He always continues to love Curious George and the new PBS show The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about That. He loves all the music in that show and George just makes him laugh. He's very musically inclined, always getting me and James to dance with him (with or without music). We have quite a bit of fun.
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